Homestead Trail

Total Miles
16.2

Elevation

804.75 ft

Duration

1 Hours

Technical Rating

3

Easy

Best Time

Fall, Summer, Spring

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Homestead Trail
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Trail Overview

This is a rough dirt and rocky trail leading to the remains of an old Homestead. On this route depending on the time of year you go through there are 2 water crossings but they don't get all that deep. There are multiple areas that are tight that you will get pin striping on your vehicle. This route is slow going for most people due to the rough road. There is a camping area across from the old homestead as well as other places along the route you can camp.

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Homestead Trail
Homestead Trail

Difficulty

Rocky Dirt road that has 2 water crossings. Depending on time of year the water levels will fluctuate and dry out in end of summer months. You will want to have good tires and a spare on this route as there are sharp rocks.

Technical Rating

3

Status Reports

Lucas Balsiger
Nov 10, 2024
Open
Normal
Muddy/Wet
Erin G - Goby0ne
Oct 28, 2024
4x4
Open
Rough/Deteriorated
Dusty
Very dusty going in, a few washed out areas that you can easily straddle and its very rocky in some areas. Upper trail close to Jackknife road is where it gets a bit sporty for a 10 foot section. High off-camber area exceeding 25 degree, I stopped looking going thru, and there is a rock to the left if you roll. One minor water crossing. A lot of the sage has been cleaned out by a recent fire, but pin stripping is still a thing. Thank god for ceramic coating.
Matt H
Oct 25, 2024
4x4
Open
Dusty
Rough/Deteriorated
Expect pin striping on the southern half of the Homestead Trail from Vantage Highway north to the short connector to the adjacent blue trail, Cayuse Creek Cruise. The northern half of the Homestead Trail is open country without the vegetation to pin stripe. To see the homestead site, a better approach would be to start two miles east along the Vantage Highway at Pumphouse Valley on the Cayuse Creek Cruise trail, where there's no brush to pin stripe your vehicle. The blue trail didn't seem any more rough than the southern half of the green trail. Optionally take the short connector over to the northern half of the Homestead Trail.
Evan Miller
Aug 31, 2024
2010 Toyota Tacoma
Open
Rough/Deteriorated
Much overgrown, this trail has not been riden recently. 14” obstacles very much pinstripeing

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